Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Garçon à la pipe" in English language version.
Mr Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, who was childless, inserted a device in the will that "pre-bequeathed" the art to his Christian wife to save it from being seized by the Nazis, but this backfired when she defied his wishes and sold off his most valuable pictures in the 1940s.
Mr Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, who was childless, inserted a device in the will that "pre-bequeathed" the art to his Christian wife to save it from being seized by the Nazis, but this backfired when she defied his wishes and sold off his most valuable pictures in the 1940s.
Several months before his death, he rewrote his will. The new document aimed to create the impression that he had given some other paintings—including van Gogh's "Madame Roulin and her Baby," now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art—to his second wife, Elsa, upon their 1927 marriage, according to Mr. Byrne and court papers. In the will, Elsa agreed to bequeath any works she didn't sell to his sisters. Elsa, who later remarried, wound up selling most of the paintings, including "Madame Roulin" and "Boy with a Pipe."
Several months before his death, he rewrote his will. The new document aimed to create the impression that he had given some other paintings—including van Gogh's "Madame Roulin and her Baby," now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art—to his second wife, Elsa, upon their 1927 marriage, according to Mr. Byrne and court papers. In the will, Elsa agreed to bequeath any works she didn't sell to his sisters. Elsa, who later remarried, wound up selling most of the paintings, including "Madame Roulin" and "Boy with a Pipe."
